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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

... and pregnant. Finally! I know I haven't been on here in a while but I thought I should share my wonderful news with you. I am now 16 weeks along and finally able to keep my head out of the toilet. I've been sooooooo sick. There wasn't morning sickness, it was all day and sometimes night sickness. I've been to the hospital twice for dehydration on IVs and all kinds of medication. I think i've had every symptom in the book.

There was no eating for me. For days I would go by without eating and drinking only sprite, something I never drank before. I lost 17 lbs during that time. Of course now I do right? But i'm happy to report that i'm absolutely better now and it's true what they say about the first trimester usually being the worst.

I don't know the sex yet but we definitely want to know beforehand. We're not great with surprises, especially since we already have a son, it would be nice to know what sibling he'll have. So that's my news other than the fact that i'm trying to get my house in order. After being sick for so long, you can imagine what it must look like.

About Me

We are determined not to let our wedding land us in debt so we've decided that our budget will be between $3000 and $5000, not including attire and jewelry. I've read many blogs where so many brides are doing just that and in quite a manageable way. I was never that savvy and crafty before I started planning my wedding and now i'm nothing short of a craft guru. Ok, maybe guru is a little strong, but I'm attempting everything myself since i'm a complete DIYer now. Of course i'll enlist the help of family and friends when it comes down to the wire but for now, i'm well on my way. Wish me luck!

My E-Ring

TIFFANY BLUE BRIDE- Can Anyone say blue?

I've always adored turquoise, aqua, teal and every light shade of blue. For anyone who knows me, it was a pretty obvious choice as to what my wedding colors would be.

We decided that our colors would be aqua/tiffany blue and white. Our theme initially started out as butterflies (my other absolute favorite thing) and I was so excited about that but the more I researched aqua or turquoise, the more tiffany came up, so I found myself leaning more into that theme. I may still have a few butterflies in there but nothing too noticeable. so my new theme is the 'Tiffany Blue Box'.

Once we decided on the "Tiffany Blue Box", I decided to add some crystal and silver elements to it to give it a little sparkle.

Most of the time, its pretty hard to find a true tiffany blue - it's called robin's egg, aqua, pool, light turquoise and even sometimes mermaid among other things. I've decided that it doesn't really matter if they're not all the same thing, as long as they're in the same family. I actually think that the different shades make it more interesting.

The bright white will contrast nicely with the various blues, there's going to be just enough bling from the crystals to give it that extra sparkle and small pieces of silver will be spread around for an additional little shiny element.